Images of America: Baton Rouge paperback book and postcards
by Sylvia Frank Rodrigue and Faye Phillips
Images of America: Baton Rouge
Images of America: Baton Rouge POSTCARDS
128 Pages
Published by Arcadia Publishing in 2008
ISBN-10: 0738554065
ISBN-13: 978-0738554068
$19.95
15 Historical Postcards
ISBN-10: 0738525499
ISBN-13: 978-0738525495
$7.99
In 1699, on a high
bluff along the Mississippi River, explorer Pierre
Le Moyne, Sieur d’Iberville, found the fabled “Red Stick,” a post that
marked the line between two Native American nations and gave Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, its name. This book chronicles 150 years of the daily
activities of Baton Rouge's residents through images of the city’s
growth and development; life during the Civil War, floods, hurricanes,
and economic depressions; and people working, playing, and celebrating.
In 1699, on a high bluff along the Mississippi River, explorer Pierre
Le Moyne, Sieur d’Iberville, found the fabled “Red Stick,” a post that
marked the line between two Native American nations and gave Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, its name. This book chronicles 150 years of the daily
activities of Baton Rouge's residents through images of the city’s
growth and development; life during the Civil War, floods, hurricanes,
and economic depressions; and people working, playing, and celebrating.
Sylvia Frank Rodrigue runs Sylverlining, LLC, and acquires books for Southern Illinois University Press.
Faye Phillips is
Associate Dean of Libraries at Louisiana State University. She has
worked in various positions at the LSU Libraries Special Collections
since 1986 and has more than thirty years of experience in special
collections, libraries, and archives. Phillips has served as project
director for numerous state and national grants relating to archives,
local history, and digital libraries and has published many journal
articles on those topics. Prior to coming to LSU she was an archivist at
the United States Senate. A native of Canton, Georgia, Phillips earned
B.A. and M.A. degrees in American history from Georgia State University
and a M.A. in library science from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. She lives in Baton Rouge.
